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leap_v andragathius_n with_o his_o man_n and_o forthwith_o slay_v gratian._n cambden_n britannia_n pag._n 57_o but_o maximus_n by_o his_o own_o soldier_n be_v take_v and_o bring_v to_o theodosius_n than_o emperor_n of_o the_o eastern_a province_n who_o put_v he_o to_o death_n after_o he_o have_v wear_v the_o purple_a robe_n five_o year_n anno_fw-la scilicèt_fw-la 388._o and_o andragathius_n who_o condition_n be_v now_o desperate_a cast_v himself_o out_o of_o the_o ship_n into_o the_o sea_n and_o victor_n the_o son_n of_o maximus_n be_v overcome_v in_o france_n by_o valentinian_n and_o there_o take_v and_o slay_v but_o those_o brettan_n who_o maximus_n carry_v out_o of_o brettaine_n forcible_o invade_v armorica_n in_o france_n as_o some_o writer_n deliver_v and_o there_o plant_v themselves_o cambd._n pag._n 58._o 44._o theodosius_n upon_o the_o victory_n over_o maximus_n restore_v to_o valentinian_n ii_o son_n of_o valentinian_n the_o emperor_n what_o maximus_n take_v from_o he_o and_o 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de_fw-la laudibus_fw-la stiliconis_n etià m_fw-la in_o panegyri_fw-la de_fw-la quarto_fw-la consulatu_fw-la honorii_n anno_fw-la 398._o the_o roman_a power_n now_o decline_v and_o the_o brettan_n find_v a_o necessity_n of_o some_o general_n or_o commander_n to_o defend_v they_o from_o their_o barbarous_a neighbour_n fall_v to_o choose_v of_o emperor_n or_o king_n 48._o marcus_n be_v elect_v emperor_n or_o chief_a ruler_n of_o brettaine_n about_o 405._o who_o be_v afterward_o kill_v 407._o an._n chr._n nati_fw-la 407._o 49._o gratianus_n municeps_fw-la be_v elect_v emperor_n or_o chief_a governor_n of_o brettaine_n who_o after_o four_o month_n they_o reject_v and_o take_v away_o his_o life_n anno_fw-la 407._o bede_n de_fw-fr hist_n ang._n cap._n 11._o cambden_n britannia_n pag._n 59_o 50._o constantine_n a_o mean_a ordinary_a soldier_n after_o the_o death_n of_o gratian_n be_v choose_v emperor_n or_o chief_a governor_n of_o brettaine_n by_o the_o army_n for_o his_o name_n sake_n hope_v he_o will_v rule_v happy_o as_o constantine_n the_o great_a have_v do_v isaacson_n chronology_n and_o cambden_n pag._n 59_o bede_n de_fw-fr hist_n ang._n cap._n 11._o honorius_n associate_n constantine_n the_o usurper_n in_o the_o empire_n anno_fw-la 409._o isaacson_n gerontius_n constantine_n general_n create_v maximus_n one_o of_o his_o servant_n emperor_n at_o arragon_n and_o kill_v constans_n son_n of_o constantine_n at_o vienna_n where_o he_o intercept_v he_o and_o besiege_a constantine_n himself_o at_o arelate_n constantius_n one_o send_v by_o honorius_n defeat_v gerontius_n who_o cowardly_o run_v away_o the_o soldiers_z beset_v his_o house_n and_o reduce_v he_o to_o such_o a_o strait_a that_o first_o he_o kill_v his_o faithful_a friend_n alanus_n and_o then_o nunnichia_n his_o wife_n who_o desire_v to_o die_v with_o her_o husband_n and_o last_o of_o all_o he_o kill_v himself_o but_o constantine_n after_o four_o month_n siege_n and_o the_o four_o year_n of_o his_o empire_n lay_v 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10._o fingondulf_n 11._o frederwolf_n 12._o freolf_n 13._o fredwald_n 14._o woden_n 15._o bealdag_n 16._o brand._n 17._o freodgar_n these_o three_o be_v omit_v by_o asser_n as_o it_o be_v print_v from_o cambden_n copy_n 1603._o also_o by_o simon_n dunelmensis_n pag._n 119._o 18._o frewin_n these_o three_o be_v omit_v by_o asser_n as_o it_o be_v print_v from_o cambden_n copy_n 1603._o also_o by_o simon_n dunelmensis_n pag._n 119._o 19_o wigg_n these_o three_o be_v omit_v by_o asser_n as_o it_o be_v print_v from_o cambden_n copy_n 1603._o also_o by_o simon_n dunelmensis_n pag._n 119._o 20._o gewis_n iste_fw-la fuit_fw-la caput_fw-la gentis_fw-la suae_fw-la à _fw-la quo_fw-la &_o tota_fw-la gens_n illa_fw-la nomen_fw-la accepit_fw-la à _fw-la britonibus_fw-la gewissorum_fw-la gens_n fuit_fw-la hantshire_n sive_fw-la regio_fw-la wintoniae_fw-la ordericus_n lib._n 4._o pag._n 512._o see_v also_o bede_n de_fw-fr hist_n ang._n lib._n 4._o cap._n 15._o gewis_n be_v omit_v in_o mat._n paris_n copy_n 21._o edda_n omit_v by_o asser_n and_o call_v egla_n by_o mat._n paris_n 22._o elesa_n 23._o ceordwic_n he_o live_v anno_fw-la 520._o 24._o creoda_fw-it 25._o chenric_n or_o kenrick_n 26._o cheulin_n 27._o cuthwin_n 28._o cutha_n son_n of_o cuthwin_n 29._o ceoldwald_n 30._o ceonr_v 31._o ingels_n cujus_fw-la frater_fw-la fuit_fw-la ina_n rex_fw-la famosissimus_fw-la occidentalium_fw-la saxonum_n 32._o eoppa_n 33._o offa_n ceù_fw-fr eafa_n 34._o alcmund_n 35._o egbert_n or_o egbricht_n the_o first_o saxon_n monarch_n of_o all_o england_n obiit_fw-la anno_fw-la christi_fw-la 836._o 36._o ethelwolf_n obiit_fw-la anno_fw-la 856._o 37._o alfred_n he_o reign_v not_o till_o 872._o because_o his_o brother_n reign_v before_o he_o obiit_fw-la 899._o 38._o edward_n the_o elder_a obiit_fw-la anno_fw-la christi_fw-la 924._o 39_o edmund_n obiit_fw-la anno_fw-la christi_fw-la 946._o 40._o edgar_z the_o peaceable_n obiit_fw-la anno_fw-la christi_fw-la 975._o 41._o ethelred_n he_o plot_v to_o 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anno_fw-la 1158._o the_o abbey_n of_o pulton_n in_o cheshire_n be_v found_v anno_fw-la 1214._o that_o convent_n be_v remove_v to_o deulacresse_n in_o staffordshire_n 10_o calendas_fw-la maii_n by_o this_o earl_n randis_n monasticon_fw-la vol._n 1._o pag._n 891._o anno_fw-la 1218._o 2_o hen._n 3._o randle_n earl_n of_o chester_n after_o he_o be_v accord_v with_o lhewellin_n prince_n of_o north-wales_n take_v a_o voyage_n to_o jerusalem_n in_o which_o year_n damieta_n be_v take_v by_o the_o christian_n mat_n paris_n pag._n 303._o anno_fw-la 1220._o 4_o hen._n 3._o randle_n return_v out_o of_o the_o holy_a land_n build_v beeston_n castle_n in_o cheshire_n and_o chartley_n castle_n in_o staffordshire_n and_o the_o abbey_n of_o delacresse_n near_o leek_n in_o staffordshire_n of_o the_o order_n of_o white_a monk_n 919._o monk_n de_fw-fr ordine_fw-la cisterciensi_fw-la to_o which_o abbey_n he_o give_v leek_n and_o rudeyard_n in_o staffordshire_n monasticon_fw-la vol._n 1._o pag._n 891_o 892._o bivelegh_n vulgo_fw-la byley_n near_o to_o middlewich_n in_o cheshire_n be_v a_o grange_n belong_v to_o the_o monk_n of_o delacresse_n monasticon_fw-la vol._n 2._o pag._n 919._o towards_o the_o charge_n of_o the_o castle_n he_o levy_v a_o tax_n through_o all_o his_o land_n and_o tenant_n polychronicon_n also_o knighton_n pag._n 24._o 30._o nor_o can_v i_o here_o pass_v by_o the_o mistake_n of_o bale_n de_fw-fr scriptoribus_fw-la britanniae_fw-la cent._n 3._o num_fw-la 93._o where_o he_o write_v thus_o ranulfus_n the_o glaunvyle_n cestriae_fw-la comes_fw-la vir_fw-la nobilissimi_fw-la generis_fw-la &_o in_fw-la utroque_fw-la jure_fw-la eruditus_fw-la in_o albo_n illustrium_fw-la virorum_fw-la à _fw-la i_o meritò_fw-la ponendus_fw-la venit_fw-la ità _fw-la probè_fw-la omnes_fw-la adolescentiae_fw-la suae_fw-la annos_fw-la legibus_fw-la tùm_fw-la humanis_fw-la tùm_fw-la divinis_fw-la consecravit_fw-la ut_fw-la non_fw-la priùs_fw-la in_o hominem_fw-la per_fw-la aetatem_fw-la 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quaedam_fw-la scripsisse_fw-la sed_fw-la tempus_fw-la edax_fw-la rerum_fw-la ea_fw-la nobis_fw-la abstulit_fw-la anno_fw-la 1230._o claruit_fw-la confectus_fw-la senio_fw-la dum_fw-la henricus_fw-la tertius_fw-la sub_fw-la antichristi_fw-la tyrannide_fw-la in_o angliâ_fw-la regnaret_fw-la so_o bale_n and_o from_o he_o pitseus_n thus_o ranulfus_n glanvillus_fw-la ex_fw-la splendissimâ_fw-la familiâ_fw-la cestriae_fw-la comitum_fw-la in_o angliâ_fw-la natus_fw-la etc._n etc._n in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr illustribus_fw-la angliae_fw-la scriptoribus_fw-la these_o be_v both_o mistake_v in_o the_o name_n confound_v randle_n blundevill_n and_o randle_n glaunvill_n together_o randle_n glaunvill_n indeed_o be_v chief_a justice_n of_o england_n under_o henry_n ii_o and_o write_v a_o book_n de_fw-fr legibus_fw-la angliae_fw-la yet_o extant_a among_o we_o he_o die_v at_o the_o siege_n of_o accon_n anno_fw-la christi_fw-la 1190._o hoveden_n pag._n 685._o but_o this_o randle_n blundevill_n earl_n of_o chester_n be_v of_o late_a time_n a_o little_a and_o die_v anno_fw-la christi_fw-la 1232._o this_o earl_n be_v at_o the_o siege_n of_o damiata_n but_o write_v no_o book_n de_fw-fr legibus_fw-la glaunvill_n write_v the_o book_n but_o be_v neither_o earl_n of_o chester_n nor_o of_o the_o race_n of_o the_o earl_n of_o chester_n so_o much_o of_o bale_n see_v spelman_n glossary_a pag._n 338._o b._n anno_fw-la 1224._o randle_n earl_n of_o chester_n john_n constable_n of_o cheshire_n and_o other_o of_o the_o nobility_n be_v much_o displease_v with_o hubert_n de_fw-fr burgo_n chief_a justice_n of_o england_n allege_v that_o he_o do_v exasperate_v the_o king_n against_o they_o and_o do_v not_o well_o execute_v the_o law_n insomuch_o that_o the_o earl_n of_o chester_n with_o his_o complice_n at_o leycester_n in_o stead_n of_o surrender_v up_o the_o castle_n which_o the_o king_n demand_v from_o he_o as_o belong_v to_o the_o crown_n have_v think_v to_o have_v send_v threaten_v message_n both_o against_o the_o king_n and_o his_o chief_a justice_n but_o upon_o more_o deliberate_a advice_n surrender_v they_o paris_n pag._n 318_o 319_o &_o 320._o anno_fw-la 1229._o the_o king_n have_v gather_v a_o great_a army_n together_o at_o portsmouth_n think_v to_o transport_v they_o beyond_o sea_n to_o recover_v those_o land_n which_o his_o father_n have_v lose_v but_o not_o find_v sufficient_a ship_n for_o half_a his_o army_n he_o impute_v the_o fault_n to_o the_o treachery_n of_o hubert_n de_fw-fr burgo_n that_o he_o shall_v have_v be_v bribe_v thereunto_o by_o the_o queen_n of_o france_n and_o draw_v his_o sword_n to_o have_v kill_v hubert_n randle_n earl_n of_o chester_n interpose_v and_o save_v he_o that_o he_o get_v out_o of_o the_o king_n sight_n till_o his_o fury_n be_v pass_v paris_n pag._n 363._o and_o in_o the_o same_o year_n randle_n earl_n of_o chester_n refuse_v to_o pay_v tithe_n to_o the_o pope_n paris_n ibidem_fw-la anno_fw-la 1230._o randle_n earl_n of_o chester_n march_v through_o anjou_n and_o take_v certain_a castle_n and_o so_o return_v into_o little_a britain_n where_o the_o king_n have_v make_v he_o commander_n in_o chief_a of_o his_o force_n together_o with_o william_n martial_n and_o william_n albemarle_n paris_n pag._n 367._o anno_fw-la 1232._o in_o the_o parliament_n assemble_v at_o london_n the_o king_n demand_v money_n for_o the_o discharge_v of_o his_o debt_n occasion_v by_o the_o war_n the_o earl_n of_o chester_n answer_v for_o the_o nobility_n of_o the_o kingdom_n tell_v he_o that_o the_o earl_n baron_n and_o knight_n which_o hold_v of_o he_o in_o capite_fw-la be_v personal_o with_o he_o in_o the_o service_n and_o have_v exhaust_v their_o own_o money_n in_o that_o service_n and_o therefore_o ought_v not_o to_o pay_v any_o thing_n and_o so_o nothing_o be_v grant_v paris_n pag._n 372._o in_o this_o year_n randle_n earl_n of_o chester_n do_v a_o second_o time_n save_o the_o life_n of_o hubert_n de_fw-fr burgo_n when_o the_o king_n 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in_o his_o summons_n to_o the_o parliament_n 1322._o 15_o edw._n 2._o be_v then_o scarce_o ten_o year_n old_a cambden_n britannia_n edita_fw-la 1607._o pag._n 118._o he_o be_v also_o duke_n of_o aquitain_n and_o earl_n of_o pontive_a create_v 19_o edw._n 2._o 1325._o selden_n tit._n hon._n pag._n 599._o and_o stowe_n and_o be_v after_o he_o have_v depose_v his_o father_n king_n of_o england_n by_o the_o name_n of_o king_n edward_n the_o three_o crown_v february_n 1._o 1326._o 3._o edward_n of_o woodstock_n common_o call_v the_o black_a prince_n elder_a son_n of_o king_n edward_n the_o three_o bear_v 15_o junii_fw-la 1330._o 4_o edw._n 3._o be_v make_v earl_n of_o chester_n 7_o edw._n 3._o i_o find_v he_o style_v edwardus_fw-la illustris_fw-la regis_fw-la angliae_fw-la filius_fw-la comes_fw-la cestriae_fw-la in_o a_o writ_n at_o chester_n dated_n 13_o die_v aprilis_n 9_o edw._n 3._o 1335._o r._n num_fw-la 18._o he_o be_v create_v duke_n of_o cornwall_n by_o patent_n date_v 17_o die_v 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in_o perpetuùm_fw-la per_fw-la ipsum_fw-la regem_fw-la selden_n tit._n hon._n pag._n 595._o and_o since_o this_o time_n the_o title_n of_o earl_n of_o chester_n have_v be_v usual_o join_v with_o that_o of_o prince_n of_o wales_n in_o the_o patent_n selden_n ibidem_fw-la pag._n 598._o so_o that_o now_o the_o black_a prince_n be_v prince_n of_o wales_n duke_n of_o cornwall_n and_o earl_n of_o chester_n in_o the_o 40._o of_o edward_n the_o three_o his_o style_n be_v princeps_fw-la aquitaniae_n &_o walliae_fw-la dux_n cornubiae_fw-la &_o comes_fw-la cestriae_fw-la lib._n c._n fol._n 181._o w._n he_o die_v june_n 8._o 1376._o 50_o ed._n 3._o in_o the_o life-time_n of_o his_o father_n 4._o richard_z of_o bordeaux_n son_n and_o heir_n to_o the_o black_a prince_n be_v create_v prince_n of_o wales_n duke_n of_o cornwall_n and_o earl_n of_o chester_n by_o his_o grandfather_n king_n edward_n the_o three_o in_o festo_fw-la sancti_fw-la michaelis_fw-la 1376._o 50_o edw._n 3._o stowe_n but_o walsingham_n name_v only_o the_o title_n of_o earl_n of_o chester_n in_o parliament_n 1376._o pag._n 190._o other_o say_v he_o be_v after_o create_v prince_n of_o wales_n at_o haveringe_v 20_o novembris_fw-la 50_o edw._n 3._o powel_n on_o the_o welsh_a history_n pag._n 385._o he_o have_v a_o special_a charter_n for_o duke_n of_o cornwall_n anno_fw-la 50_o edw._n 3._o cook_n report_n lib._n 8._o fol._n 30._o for_o he_o be_v not_o elder_a son_n of_o the_o king_n his_o father_n die_v before_o he_o enjoy_v the_o crown_n this_o richard_n be_v afterward_o king_n of_o england_n by_o the_o name_n of_o king_n richard_n the_o second_o and_o in_o anno_fw-la 1397._o he_o erect_v the_o earldom_n of_o chester_n into_o a_o principality_n and_o ordain_v that_o no_o grant_n shall_v be_v make_v thereof_o to_o any_o person_n but_o to_o the_o king_n be_v elder_a son_n only_o if_o it_o please_v the_o king_n to_o make_v he_o see_v stat._n 21_o rich._n 2._o cap._n 9_o but_o this_o parliament_n be_v whole_o 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terrâ_fw-la illâ_fw-la hoc_fw-la autèm_fw-la fecimus_fw-la &_o testimonio_fw-la nostrorum_fw-la baronum_fw-la scilicèt_fw-la willielmi_n silij_fw-la nigelli_n &_o hugonis_fw-la silij_fw-la normanni_n &_o ricardi_n balaste_n &_o willielmi_n silij_fw-la auskitilli_n &_o ricardi_n silij_fw-la nigelli_n &_o domini_fw-la goisfridi_fw-la capellani_n &_o aliorum_fw-la hoc_fw-la actum_fw-la est_fw-la in_o sexto_fw-la anno_fw-la regni_fw-la henrici_fw-la regis_fw-la in_fw-la mense_fw-la maii_n 1106._o 6_o hen._n 1._o 1106._o in_o die_v pentecostes_fw-la this_o be_v in_o may_n anno_fw-la christi_fw-la 1106._o earl_n richard_z be_v then_o about_o twelve_o year_n old_a by_o the_o word_n nondùm_fw-la militari_fw-la baltheo_n cinctus_fw-la i_o suppose_v the_o monk_n mean_v that_o the_o earl_n be_v a_o child_n and_o under_o the_o tuition_n of_o his_o mother_n and_o for_o that_o reason_n use_v her_o seal_n to_o this_o charter_n and_o also_o to_o other_o his_o letter_n of_o which_o opinion_n likewise_o be_v selden_n in_o his_o title_n of_o honour_n pag._n 786._o the_o law_n say_v he_o be_v such_o that_o whosoever_o be_v knight_v though_o before_o the_o age_n of_o one_o and_o twenty_o he_o be_v esteem_v as_o of_o full_a age_n in_o regard_n of_o any_o wardship_n or_o other_o tuition_n and_o the_o use_v be_v that_o such_o great_a lord_n be_v often_o knight_v before_o they_o be_v of_o full_a age._n now_o this_o earl_n as_o yet_o not_o have_v receive_v that_o honour_n of_o knighthood_n but_o be_v under_o age_n use_v the_o seal_n of_o his_o guardian_n to_o make_v the_o act_n more_o authentic_a and_o valid_a and_o that_o he_o be_v but_o a_o child_n when_o his_o
curious_a person_n will_v take_v pain_n to_o search_v old_a deed_n and_o record_n which_o deed_n i_o receive_v from_o sir_n simon_n dewes_n transcribe_v out_o of_o a_o manuscript_n in_o arundel-house_n in_o london_n belong_v ancient_o to_o the_o baron_n of_o stafford_n wherein_o the_o old_a chart_n belong_v to_o the_o basset_n of_o drayton-basset_a in_o staffordshire_n be_v enrol_v about_o richard_n the_o second_v time_n ibid._n fol._n 67._o a._n ranulfus_n comes_fw-la cestriae_fw-la willielmo_n constabulario_fw-la &_o roberto_n dapifero_fw-la &_o omnibus_fw-la baronibus_fw-la suis_fw-la &_o hominibus_fw-la francis_n &_o anglicis_fw-la totius_fw-la angliae_fw-la salutem_fw-la sciatis_fw-la i_o dedisse_fw-la &_o concessisse_fw-la gevae_fw-la ridell_n filiae_fw-la comitis_fw-la hughes_n draitunam_fw-la cum_fw-la pertinentiis_fw-la in_o libero_fw-la conjugio_fw-la sicuti_fw-la comes_fw-la hughes_n et_fw-la in_o libero_fw-la conjugio_fw-la dedit_fw-la &_o concessit_fw-la et_fw-la 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johannis_n apud_fw-la westmonasterium_fw-la die_fw-la lunae_fw-la proximè_fw-la post_fw-la quindenam_fw-la paschae_fw-la anno_fw-la regni_fw-la ipsius_fw-la henrici_fw-la vicesimo_fw-la tertio_fw-la recognovi_fw-la concessi_fw-la &_o quietum_fw-la clamavi_fw-la de_fw-la i_o &_o haeredibus_fw-la meis_fw-la dilecto_fw-la fratti_fw-la meo_fw-la simoni_n de_fw-la monteforti_fw-la comiti_fw-la leycestriae_fw-la totam_fw-la partem_fw-la honoris_fw-la leycestriae_fw-la cùm_fw-la omnibus_fw-la pertinentiis_fw-la in_o regno_fw-la angliae_fw-la adeò_fw-la plenè_fw-la &_o integrè_fw-la sicut_fw-la comes_fw-la simon_n pater_fw-la noster_fw-la vel_fw-la robertus_fw-la comes_fw-la leycestrensis_fw-la illam_fw-la unquà m_fw-la meliùs_fw-la pleniùs_fw-la &_o liberiùs_fw-la tenuerunt_fw-la habendum_fw-la &_o tenendum_fw-la eidem_fw-la simoni_n fratti_fw-la meo_fw-la &_o haredibus_fw-la suis_fw-la de_fw-la corpore_fw-la svo_fw-la procreatis_fw-la de_fw-la praedicto_fw-la domino_fw-la henrico_n rege_fw-la &_o haeredibus_fw-la suis_fw-la in_o perpetuùm_fw-la etc._n etc._n actum_fw-la apud_fw-la westmonasterium_fw-la anno_fw-la &_o die_fw-la praenominatis_fw-la 1239._o which_o the_o king_n at_o that_o very_a instant_n confirm_v unto_o he_o but_o this_o be_v after_o the_o death_n of_o randle_n earl_n of_o chester_n and_o lincoln_n howbeit_o this_o simon_n lose_v the_o same_o again_o by_o his_o rebellion_n and_o be_v slay_v at_o the_o battle_n of_o evesham_n 4_o augusti_n 49_o hen._n 3._o 1265._o randle_n surname_v blundevill_n be_v earl_n of_o chester_n 51_o year_n these_o followidg_n note_n i_o receive_v from_o mr._n dugdale_n 1640._o this_o earl_n of_o perch_n be_v slay_v at_o the_o battle_n of_o lincoln_n 1217._o mat._n paris_n pag._n 296._o of_o the_o edition_n put_v out_o by_o wats_n a._n dom._n 1640._o this_o earl_n randle_n be_v but_o of_o low_a stature_n as_o we_o may_v observe_v by_o the_o earl_n of_o perch_n his_o word_n to_o he_o at_o lincoln_n what_o say_v he_o 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